Media Release -- Oni Press is excited to announce that the first issue of the new creator-owned series MOTRO has sold out of its initial print run. Oni Press has fast-tracked the second printing of MOTRO #1, which is now available for preorder using Diamond Order Code: SEP168674.
The final order cutoff for the second printing of MOTRO #1 is November 14. It will hit store shelves on December 7, 2016, one week before MOTRO #2 arrives.
MOTRO is the long-awaited creator-owned epic from rising-star illustrator and cartoonist Ulises Farinas (Amazing Forest, Judge Dredd, Gamma), which features co-writer Erick Freitas and colorist Ryan Hill.
Praise for MOTRO
WIRED named MOTRO #1 one of the "5 Comics You Absolutely Need to Read This Month", saying, "[MOTRO] might be the most exciting, unexpected thing on the stands."
Paste Magazine calls MOTRO #1 required reading: "[Ulises Farinas] has shown a capacity for off-the-wall originality on par with Brandon Graham, James Stokoe and Andrew MacLean, with a clean line and pleasantly rounded figures reminiscent of Sophie Campbell. So it's a treat to see him taking the wheel with MOTRO [...]"
Newsarama gave MOTRO #1 a 9/10 advance review: "Fariñas script and pencils impress from the very start and draw readers into this violent yet compelling world, armed with big ideas about heroism and a world where literally anything is possible. With its recognizable influences and gleeful transmutation of them, MOTRO #1 is sure to capture both the hearts, minds, and imaginations of fans everywhere."
David Harper of SKTCHD and the Off Panel podcast says of MOTRO: "[...] it’s a tremendously unique and intriguing story that feels like Brandon Graham telling a fantasy story at the intersection of Kamandi and Mad Max. It’s pretty wild."
Broken Frontier named MOTRO #1 as one of their staff picks
AIPT gave MOTRO #1 an advance review score of 9.5/10 calling it, "a wonderfully weird and deeply heartfelt tale that drops you into a place you never knew existed, but will only want to learn more about."
Multiversity Comics said of MOTRO #1, "Farinas' work is some of the most unique in the business, seamlessly blending attention to detail, huge ideas, and an idiosyncratic eye, which makes it both stand apart and seem timeless."
Comic Bastards gave MOTRO #1 a perfect 5/5 review: "MOTRO is by far one of Oni Press' best titles being released, and I'm excited to read more. In fact, I'm just happy there is more because with as busy as Farinas is, I feared this might just be another one-shot. Thankfully, there's more to the story of Motro, a lonely boy with the strength of ten men."
MOTRO #1 (Second Printing)
(W) Ulises Fariñas with Erick Freitas
(A/CA) Ulises Fariñas
(C) Ryan Hill
Diamond Order Code: SEP168674
Final order cutoff: 11/14/16
On sale date: 12/7/16
Age Range: Mature, 15+
Genre: Adventure
Price: $3.99
Page Count: 32
A reclusive young boy with superhuman strength follows a prophecy from his dead father on a mission to save people, but when he finds the area villagers are less than thrilled by his noble intentions and he faces adversaries both human and magical-mechanical, what will it take to fulfill his destiny? Can his miniature talking motorcycle help? From illustrator and intricate world-builder Ulises Fariñas (IDW’s Judge Dredd), comes the first story in the life and legend of a fantasy hero for the ages.
About Oni Press, Inc.:
Oni Press is a premier comic book and graphic novel publisher located in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1997, Oni Press is run by Founder and Publisher Joe Nozemack and Editor-in-Chief James Lucas Jones. Oni Press’s curated line includes a variety of best-selling, award-winning, original and licensed comic books and graphic novels, including: [adult swim]’s Rick and Morty, Nickelodeon’s Invader ZIM, Scott Pilgrim, Queen & Country, Courtney Crumrin, Wasteland, The Sixth Gun, Stumptown, Wet Moon, Letter 44, The Bunker, The Life After, The Coldest City, and Kaijumax.
MOTRO is â"¢ & © 2016 Ulises Fariñas. All rights reserved.
